Ardalis.Specification.EntityFrameworkCore 9.3.1

.NET 8.0 This package targets .NET 8.0. The package is compatible with this framework or higher. 
dotnet add package Ardalis.Specification.EntityFrameworkCore --version 9.3.1
                    


                    

                
NuGet\Install-Package Ardalis.Specification.EntityFrameworkCore -Version 9.3.1
This command is intended to be used within the Package Manager Console in Visual Studio, as it uses the NuGet module's version of Install-Package. 
<PackageReference Include="Ardalis.Specification.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="9.3.1" />
For projects that support PackageReference, copy this XML node into the project file to reference the package. 
<PackageVersion Include="Ardalis.Specification.EntityFrameworkCore" Version="9.3.1" />
                    


                            Directory.Packages.props
                        

                    

                
<PackageReference Include="Ardalis.Specification.EntityFrameworkCore" />
                    


                            Project file
For projects that support Central Package Management (CPM), copy this XML node into the solution Directory.Packages.props file to version the package. 
paket add Ardalis.Specification.EntityFrameworkCore --version 9.3.1
                    


                    

                
#r "nuget: Ardalis.Specification.EntityFrameworkCore, 9.3.1"
#r directive can be used in F# Interactive and Polyglot Notebooks. Copy this into the interactive tool or source code of the script to reference the package. 
#:package Ardalis.Specification.EntityFrameworkCore@9.3.1
#:package directive can be used in C# file-based apps starting in .NET 10 preview 4. Copy this into a .cs file before any lines of code to reference the package. 
#addin nuget:?package=Ardalis.Specification.EntityFrameworkCore&version=9.3.1
                    


                            Install as a Cake Addin
                        

                    

                
#tool nuget:?package=Ardalis.Specification.EntityFrameworkCore&version=9.3.1
                    


                            Install as a Cake Tool

A .NET library for building query specifications.

The usage guide and the documentation can be found here.

The change log for version 9 and the list of breaking changes can be found here.

Product Compatible and additional computed target framework versions.
.NET net8.0 is compatible.  net8.0-android was computed.  net8.0-browser was computed.  net8.0-ios was computed.  net8.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net8.0-macos was computed.  net8.0-tvos was computed.  net8.0-windows was computed.  net9.0 is compatible.  net9.0-android was computed.  net9.0-browser was computed.  net9.0-ios was computed.  net9.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net9.0-macos was computed.  net9.0-tvos was computed.  net9.0-windows was computed.  net10.0 was computed.  net10.0-android was computed.  net10.0-browser was computed.  net10.0-ios was computed.  net10.0-maccatalyst was computed.  net10.0-macos was computed.  net10.0-tvos was computed.  net10.0-windows was computed. 
Compatible target framework(s)
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Learn more about Target Frameworks and .NET Standard.

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Version Downloads Last Updated
9.3.1 1,551,110 8/24/2025
9.3.0 26,256 8/20/2025
9.2.0 625,039 6/8/2025
9.1.0 502,034 4/23/2025
9.0.1 284,843 3/14/2025
9.0.0 43,343 3/13/2025
8.0.0 5,329,754 11/22/2023
7.0.0 1,194,586 5/26/2023
6.1.0 2,120,494 6/24/2022
6.0.1 806,260 1/19/2022
6.0.0 43,972 1/18/2022
5.2.0 470,988 9/7/2021
5.1.0 222,516 4/17/2021
5.0.3 45,599 3/5/2021
5.0.1-beta 1,724 3/1/2021
5.0.0-beta 1,789 3/1/2021
4.2.0 192,098 1/29/2021
4.1.0 289,238 9/4/2020
4.0.0 105,874 7/31/2020

The change log and breaking changes are listed here.
     https://github.com/ardalis/Specification/issues/427